Queens representatives are crying foul after the Department of Homeless Services established a permanent shelter on the border of Astoria and East Elmhurst without notifying elected officials or communities.

Congressman Joseph Crowley, City Council member Costa Constantinides, New York State Senator Jose Peralta and Assembly member Aravella Simotas wrote to the DHS commissioner to express concern over the recently opened shelter at 71-11 Astoria Boulevard, Brownstoner Queens reported. DHS approved the permanent use of the former Westway Motel as a shelter for homeless families earlier this month, according to the website.

“While we appreciate that DHS is legally required to provide shelter for the homeless, the agency’s failure to provide any notification to the people currently living in the area who are impacted by its implementation is unacceptable,” Brownstoner quoted from the letter.

The homeless should be put in undesirable locations of the city, not effecting the investment or home living of working people. Investors put money into an area to both make money and help improve an area. Working people don’t want to be near homeless people are, as homeless can often-time be crazy or disorderly people with mental weaknesses etc. But what the heck, why not throw a homeless shelter somewhere decent, and make sure the place never sprawls as a successful area?

PHX2013

Many of these “homeless” people work but can’t afford the astronomical rents. You are a POS and your mentality is all that is wrong with this society. I wish I could spit in your face right now, jerk.

liza

this is wrong to say most of us are working familys or disabled and even veterans. how can you say that we are not criminals we are just in time of need and this is a family shelter we dont want to be here just as much as ya dont want us here. But we are blessed to have somewhere. Do u know what our children go through??? they sleep on beds that are so small are room is like a box there no where for them to play we have no where to cook our children have to eat outside food or we have to cook in a mircowave its the hardest time in our lives and saying things like this is very hurtfull

Robert A. Booey

I love people that protest homeless shelters and the unfortunate people they serve. Why don’t we protest soup kitchens, AA meetings, and psychiatric offices next?

HARD TRUTHER

Listen buddy: Homeless people need shelters and all that junk, but not in the middle of great living areas. Additionally, we already give 100M people in this country gov’t assistance for food stamps. We do enough, that we don’t need to do it in our back yard where our kids roam. Get realistic you dingbat liberal.

Dingbat Liberal

I’m sure the Pan Am Hotel was a great neighbor all these years. I grew up in Middle Village and remembered several prostitution stings there.
Watch out for your kids. God forbid they see unfortunate people getting help. We can’t allow that sort of thing. It’s better to let them see homeless people sleeping in subway tunnels.

HARD TRUTH AGAIN

Yes, exactly Digbat Liberal. Let’s have our kids see us helping the homeless etc. That way we can feel ok when one is raped or molested. Look up crime stats buddy. Homeless and poor people are more likely to commit these crimes.

Liza

I’m sorry but we are not criminals we are hard working family’s with children this is not a shelter like that smh you people are so judgmental

KAMALA1218

That’s right we are going to overrun your homes and soon and they will only be fit for my kind soon thanks Leeberal friend

PHX2013

You are scum. Utter and complete scum.

liza

i sorry but i am a family living in the shelter i have two small children that are very respectful and we are not criminals you can not jude someone because they are in a shelter we have hard working familys in this shelter and even veterans we all have small children and believe it or not none of us wanted to be put in a hotel where we can not cook for our familys you dont know the struggle it is to be in this shelter everyday either you buy your food outside or cook in a mircowave. would you want that for your children? please dont judge till you know we are struggling familys

Sani Fornus

Keep voting in the same Democratic political hacks/union stooges. And soon, the whole city will be one huge homeless shelter. Deporting illegal aliens would be a good first step in resolving the homeless and overcrowded school/hospital crises. Try telling that to de Blasio and the other progressives who run the city (into the ground).

KAMALA1218

We are going to put some change into the hood. All these Leeberals are going to help us. The rents are to high . Karma is coming boy!!!!!!!!!!